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Category: Geography and Map Division

Map of Central Asia showing Afghanistan and Her Relation to British and Russian Territories in 1885.

Geography and Map Virtual Orientation: The Boundaries of Afghanistan during the Great Game

Posted by: Carissa Pastuch

Please join us for the fourth session in a new series of virtual orientations from the Geography and Map Division! Date: Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 Time: 3:00–4:00 pm (Eastern) Location: Zoom Reference specialist Cynthia Smith and librarian Carissa Pastuch will present an introduction to the maps housed at the Library of Congress. This orientation will …

This is an engraved hand-colored map or view-plan by Baptista Boazio that depicts Sir Francis Drake's attack on Saint Augustine on May 28-29, 1586.

Virtual Orientation to the Geography and Map Division

Posted by: Carissa Pastuch

Please join us for the third session in a new series of virtual orientations from the Geography and Map Division! Date: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 Time: 3:00-4:00 pm (Eastern) Location: Zoom Register for this session here! Reference librarians Carissa Pastuch and Amelia Raines will present an introduction to the collections of the Geography and Map Division at …

Detailed building level map showing the block with the Library of Congress. Buildings colored according to building material.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps – An Orientation and New GIS Tools

Posted by: Julie Stoner

Please join us for the second session in a new series of virtual orientations for the Geography and Map Division, focusing on our collection of fire insurance maps! Date: Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 Time: 3:00-4:00 pm (Eastern) Location: Zoom Register Here Reference librarians Amelia Raines and Julie Stoner will present an introduction to the fire insurance maps housed …

Colored map of the world in two hemispheres with engraved figures around edges.

Virtual Orientation to the Geography and Map Division

Posted by: Julie Stoner

Please join us for the first session in a new series of virtual orientations from the Geography and Map Division! Date: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 Time: 3:00-4:00 pm (Eastern) Location: Zoom Register for this session here! Reference librarians Amelia Raines and Julie Stoner will present an introduction to the Library of Congress Geography and Map collections. This general …